Pop-up nozzle, cleaning device and method of operation
US9566617B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B9/093
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A nozzle for cleaning-in-place of a vessel has a nozzle body to be connected to a wall of the vessel and defining an opening, a nozzle insert is contained within the nozzle body and is able to assume at least two distinct positions relative to the nozzle body, a first position in which the nozzle insert is retracted into the nozzle body and a second position in which the nozzle insert is advanced in the axial direction relative to the nozzle body and protrudes into the vessel. Apertures are exposed in the second position to allow distribution of a cleaning fluid. The nozzle insert has two nozzle insert parts, in mutual abutment in the first position and spaced from each other in a direction transverse to the axial direction in the second position to form a gap between adjacent nozzle insert parts, the apertures being exposed in the gap.
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